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Scientific Name	**Trachydoras nattereri** (Steindachner, 1881)
Common Name	Dwarf Thorny Catfish
Type Locality	Río Nanay, left bank beach near village of Pampa Chica, ca. 4.5 km west of Iquitos center, Amazon River basin, Brazil, 3°45'09"S, 73°17'0"W.
Synonym(s)	Oxydoras nattereri
Species Information
Size	103mm or 4.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Amazon River basin. Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Nanay (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
pH	6.0 - 7.4
Temperature	24.0-26.0°C or 75.2-78.8°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Omnivorous with a tendency towards meaty foods. Feed as per larger Corydoras. User data.
Furniture	Plant cover advised, the species can be kept with any substrate.
Compatibility	Peaceful.
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 43, pp 104 [4], Pl. 2 (figs. 1-1a).
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:40 (species record created: 2006 Dec 24 17:24)